Emperor Franz Josef ordered Arch Duke Ferdinand to attend military exercises in Sarajevo in June 1914 over 6 months before the event.
Giving potential assassins plenty of time to plan the assassination.
And who planned and where was the security?
Over 6 months!
Quick reminder:
1. Austria was scared of Serbia for several reasons, and a faction wanted Serbia taming (through war?);
2. Franz Ferdinand was not liked in Vienna high society and he was not a warmonger;
3. the funerals of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were a non-event, indicating that the Vienna hierarchy were quite happy that Ferdinand and his wife were dead;
4. but Vienna still issued Serbia the most outrageous demands after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand which were viewed by many, including Sir Edward Grey, as demanding that Serbia become a colony of Austria! This was also seen as an attempt by Vienna to provoke Serbia into rejecting the demands thus giving Austria the pretext for war on Serbia.
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